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Indra returned the rain by defeating it, but the dragon always resurrects and the battle begins anew. | Indra returned the rain by defeating it, but the dragon always resurrects and the battle begins anew. | ||
|sh2=A large, violent serpent of Hindu lore whose name means "enveloper." It blocked the rivers and caused severe droughts throughout the land, only to later be defeated by the guardian deity Indra, who brought rain back to the people. Despite this, Vritra resurrected itself the following year, and the struggle between the two forces has continued ever since. | |sh2=A large, violent serpent of Hindu lore whose name means "enveloper." It blocked the rivers and caused severe droughts throughout the land, only to later be defeated by the guardian deity Indra, who brought rain back to the people. Despite this, Vritra resurrected itself the following year, and the struggle between the two forces has continued ever since. | ||
|p2is= | |p2is=A dragon born from flames when the sage Kasyapa prayed to defeat Indra. | ||
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|p3= | |p3= | ||